The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre
- ISBN-10
- 0192838946
- ISBN-13
- 9780192838940
- Series
- The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 278
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Robert Morrison, Chris Baldick
Description
This is the only book to feature Polidori's famous tale The Vampyre alongside other key 19th century tales of the macabre.
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